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Date:      Sun, 07 May 2000 09:19:17 +0300
From:      Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@altavista.net>
To:        Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>, java@freebsd.org, ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Java run-time only port
Message-ID:  <39150AE5.5E30CA0@altavista.net>
References:  <3913D553.3FB9784@altavista.net> <200005061514.JAA17519@nomad.yogotech.com>

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Nate Williams wrote:

> > Does anyone considering to make a stripped down version of the JDK
> > port to provide only components necessary to run Java applications?
>
> The WWW page used to have a pointer to the JRE, but a port was never
> made out of it.  It's still on the ftp sites, although I'm not sure if
> the WWW site still has a pointer to it.

Thanks for pointing, I'll check it out.

> In order to be 'legal', the JRE provided must contain all of the sources
> as distributed, although you might get away from stripping the non-X
> stuff from the JRE if the program you're running is a GUI version, or
> stripping the X stuff if it's a non-GUI version.

Interesting point. But does it apply to the case when JDK distributed in
full but user have an option to install only part of it (or delete unneeded
parts straight after installation)? For example: whether my current stripped
down JDK should be threaten as 'illegal'? It would be rather illogical if
so.


-Maxim



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